Slight update - I also characterize UT and SC as states where people mostly come off as friendly, in ways that don't apply to, say, Florida. Or even Texas.
Slight update - I also characterize UT and SC as states where people mostly come off as friendly, in ways that don't apply to, say, Florida. Or even Texas.
No question I think the argument for #s 1 and 2 is much stronger. I am just trying to find different ways of looking at state demographics, for plausible "coalition" mindsets.
Hopefully some people smarter and more connected than me are also doing this.
UT residents are indeed friendly but very much conservative. Ideologically, unless weтАЩre talking Salt Lake City or Salt Lake County, all else of UT hasnтАЩt really changed that much over the years besides non-white demographics. Even with this, non-white Utahns can still be conservative, even socially.
Urban areas need to explode in population that favors voters who are transplants or itтАЩs going to be hard for UT to move closer to the blue column. You have most of the state that is rural, which adds to the problems as well.
Slight update - I also characterize UT and SC as states where people mostly come off as friendly, in ways that don't apply to, say, Florida. Or even Texas.
Thanks for sharing. I'm skeptical they come over in enough numbers but appreciate the solid case for them.
No question I think the argument for #s 1 and 2 is much stronger. I am just trying to find different ways of looking at state demographics, for plausible "coalition" mindsets.
Hopefully some people smarter and more connected than me are also doing this.
My mother and her family grew up in Ogden, UT.
UT residents are indeed friendly but very much conservative. Ideologically, unless weтАЩre talking Salt Lake City or Salt Lake County, all else of UT hasnтАЩt really changed that much over the years besides non-white demographics. Even with this, non-white Utahns can still be conservative, even socially.
Urban areas need to explode in population that favors voters who are transplants or itтАЩs going to be hard for UT to move closer to the blue column. You have most of the state that is rural, which adds to the problems as well.